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· 6/28/2010

McDonald v. City of Chicago

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  • 561 U.S. 742
  • 130 S. Ct. 3020
  • 177 L. Ed. 2d 894
  • 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5523
  • 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 619
  • 78 U.S.L.W. 4844

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  • “[0]ur central holding in Heller [was] that the Second Amendment protects a personal right to keep and bear arms for lawful purposes, most notably for self-defense within the home.”

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